Steel
noun
A type of strong metal that is often used in construction.
The bridge was made of steel.
Often appears as...
- steel construction
- steel bridge
verb
To prepare yourself mentally to do or face something difficult.
She steeled herself before jumping into the cold water.
Often appears as...
- steel oneself
- steel for impact
noun
A tool or implement made of steel.
He sharpened the knife with a steel.
Often appears as...
- sharpening steel
- steel tool
noun
A shade of a color, similar to the color of the metal steel.
She painted her room a cool shade of steel blue.
Often appears as...
- steel blue
- steel gray
noun
A type of strong metal that is often used in construction.
The bridge was made of steel.
Often appears as...
- steel construction
- steel bridge
verb
To prepare yourself mentally to do or face something difficult.
She steeled herself before jumping into the cold water.
Often appears as...
- steel oneself
- steel for impact
noun
A tool or implement made of steel.
He sharpened the knife with a steel.
Often appears as...
- sharpening steel
- steel tool
noun
A shade of a color, similar to the color of the metal steel.
She painted her room a cool shade of steel blue.
Often appears as...
- steel blue
- steel gray
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Industrial Usage
Steel is commonly associated with strength and industrial uses, especially in construction.
The skyscraper's framework is reinforced with steel beams.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Expression
Steel can be used as a metaphor for something exceptionally strong or resilient.
Her will was as strong as steel during the negotiations.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Iron
Although steel contains iron, not all iron products are considered steel.
They replaced the iron gate with a more durable steel one.
Pro Tip 1/3Industrial Usage
Steel is commonly associated with strength and industrial uses, especially in construction.
The skyscraper's framework is reinforced with steel beams.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Expression
Steel can be used as a metaphor for something exceptionally strong or resilient.
Her will was as strong as steel during the negotiations.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Iron
Although steel contains iron, not all iron products are considered steel.
They replaced the iron gate with a more durable steel one.
Pro Tip 1/3Industrial Usage
Steel is commonly associated with strength and industrial uses, especially in construction.
The skyscraper's framework is reinforced with steel beams.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Expression
Steel can be used as a metaphor for something exceptionally strong or resilient.
Her will was as strong as steel during the negotiations.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Iron
Although steel contains iron, not all iron products are considered steel.
They replaced the iron gate with a more durable steel one.
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The incredible...
and robots will start 3D printing in stainless steel, and then they're going to keep printing, without human intervention, until the bridge is finished. So, as computers are going to augment our ability to imagine and design new stuff, robotic systems are going to help us build and make things
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Can you survive nuclear...
Radiation is reduced as it travels through space and mass. So while a broken window and sealed window both have the same minimal effect on radiation, thick layers of steel, concrete, and packed earth can offer serious protection. And since fallout gives off half of its energy in the first hour
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Steel. Tamahagane steel, the most expensive steel in the world. And that curved shape comes from layering two kinds of steel and submerging that red hot, fresh from the forge sword directly into the water. Contracting metals bend inward to form that lethal, legendary blade.
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What's hidden under the...
In our case, what are the equations for how ice cracks? Well, engineers already have a very good understanding of how aluminum, steel and plastics fracture under stress. It's an important problem in our society. And it turns out that the engineering equations
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Bending Steel with Your...
past and into the future and it feeds the world few among the millions know this we are the few who tends the ribbon of fire that ribbon of fire is of course steel the fertility of this man-made alloy is staggering it's
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and the fires that attacked the steel network that supported the building you see we're going to have a source of heat here that covers almost the entire core and that starts heating the columns which are unprotected
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Steel Drums
transformed them into world-class musical instruments pounding the drums produce sounds that eventually work their way into everything from Island calypso to classical music the steel band relies heavily on playing
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Hidden miracles of the...
waiting to be discovered. A spider also has great secrets, because spiders' silk thread is pound for pound stronger than steel but completely elastic. This journey will take us all the way down to the nano world.
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Best Moments of 2018 PIPE...
this is a stainless steel cylinder the most remarkable example is black tunnel web spiders are endemic to New Zealand Africa is home to the world's tallest plant animal pollen is stored on
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The real meaning of soul...
sometimes even a physical wall of steel or concrete afraid of what's beyond as the unknown the other they closed the gates and post guards they live walled off from the world
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The incredible...
and robots will start 3D printing in stainless steel, and then they're going to keep printing, without human intervention, until the bridge is finished. So, as computers are going to augment our ability to imagine and design new stuff, robotic systems are going to help us build and make things
Video examples
Can you survive nuclear...
Radiation is reduced as it travels through space and mass. So while a broken window and sealed window both have the same minimal effect on radiation, thick layers of steel, concrete, and packed earth can offer serious protection. And since fallout gives off half of its energy in the first hour
Video examples
Samurai Sword - Linked PIPE...
Steel. Tamahagane steel, the most expensive steel in the world. And that curved shape comes from layering two kinds of steel and submerging that red hot, fresh from the forge sword directly into the water. Contracting metals bend inward to form that lethal, legendary blade.
Video examples
What's hidden under the...
In our case, what are the equations for how ice cracks? Well, engineers already have a very good understanding of how aluminum, steel and plastics fracture under stress. It's an important problem in our society. And it turns out that the engineering equations
Video examples
Bending Steel with Your...
past and into the future and it feeds the world few among the millions know this we are the few who tends the ribbon of fire that ribbon of fire is of course steel the fertility of this man-made alloy is staggering it's
Video examples
9/11 Impact Anatomy PIPE...
and the fires that attacked the steel network that supported the building you see we're going to have a source of heat here that covers almost the entire core and that starts heating the columns which are unprotected
Video examples
Steel Drums
transformed them into world-class musical instruments pounding the drums produce sounds that eventually work their way into everything from Island calypso to classical music the steel band relies heavily on playing
Video examples
Hidden miracles of the...
waiting to be discovered. A spider also has great secrets, because spiders' silk thread is pound for pound stronger than steel but completely elastic. This journey will take us all the way down to the nano world.
Video examples
Best Moments of 2018 PIPE...
this is a stainless steel cylinder the most remarkable example is black tunnel web spiders are endemic to New Zealand Africa is home to the world's tallest plant animal pollen is stored on
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The real meaning of soul...
sometimes even a physical wall of steel or concrete afraid of what's beyond as the unknown the other they closed the gates and post guards they live walled off from the world
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James McGreevey
American Politician
I kept a steel wall around my moral and sexual instincts - protecting them, I thought, from the threats of the real world. This gave me a tremendous advantage in politics, if not in my soul. The true me, my spiritual core, slipped further and further from reach.
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Big Show
American Wrestler
No man can knock me out. I've been hitting my head with steel chairs in the WWE. I've never been knocked out in my life. And nobody can knock me out.
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Conor Lamb
American Politician
America produces the world's best steel, and southwestern Pennsylvania produces the world's best steelworkers.
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Shehbaz Sharif
Pakistani Politician
Pak-China friendship is higher than Himalayas, deeper than ocean, sweeter than honey, and stronger than steel.
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Lou Barlow
American Musician
Some people play steel string beautifully, but I'm not exactly a world-class picker.
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Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.
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Reinhold Niebuhr
American Theologian
If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else.
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Frances McDormand
American Actress
I went to high school in a steel town in Pennsylvania.
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Richard M. Nixon
American President
The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.
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Alan Bates
British Actor
You've got to have steel in you somewhere.
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James McGreevey
American Politician
I kept a steel wall around my moral and sexual instincts - protecting them, I thought, from the threats of the real world. This gave me a tremendous advantage in politics, if not in my soul. The true me, my spiritual core, slipped further and further from reach.
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Big Show
American Wrestler
No man can knock me out. I've been hitting my head with steel chairs in the WWE. I've never been knocked out in my life. And nobody can knock me out.
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Conor Lamb
American Politician
America produces the world's best steel, and southwestern Pennsylvania produces the world's best steelworkers.
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Shehbaz Sharif
Pakistani Politician
Pak-China friendship is higher than Himalayas, deeper than ocean, sweeter than honey, and stronger than steel.
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Lou Barlow
American Musician
Some people play steel string beautifully, but I'm not exactly a world-class picker.
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Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.
Quote examples
Reinhold Niebuhr
American Theologian
If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else.
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Frances McDormand
American Actress
I went to high school in a steel town in Pennsylvania.
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Richard M. Nixon
American President
The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.
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Alan Bates
British Actor
You've got to have steel in you somewhere.
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